Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyyah in Damascus
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Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyyah in Damascus was a prominent medieval Sunni hadith college and teaching institution renowned for its distinguished scholars and rigorous study of prophetic traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya in Damascus | 1 |
| Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyyah in Damascus canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sunni educational institution
ⓘ
hadith college ⓘ medieval Islamic college ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Islamic sciences
ⓘ
hadith methodology ⓘ |
| aim | preserving accurate transmission of the Prophet’s sayings and actions ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sunni legal and theological scholarship ⓘ |
| curriculumIncludes |
principles of hadith criticism
ⓘ
study of hadith chains of transmission ⓘ study of hadith collections ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | advanced religious studies ⓘ |
| educationalObjective |
critical evaluation of hadith reports
ⓘ
producing reliable hadith transmitters ⓘ |
| era | medieval period ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
hadith
ⓘ
prophetic traditions ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important center of Sunni hadith learning in Damascus ⓘ |
| intellectualTradition | Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinguished scholars
ⓘ
rigorous study of hadith ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic educational tradition ⓘ |
| pedagogicalMethod |
isnad-based instruction
ⓘ
memorization of hadith ⓘ oral transmission of hadith ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Greater Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
broader Islamic world ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni hadith scholarship ⓘ |
| roleInSociety |
preservation of prophetic traditions
ⓘ
training hadith scholars ⓘ |
| scholarlyReputation | high authority in hadith studies ⓘ |
| sourceType | institution of higher religious learning ⓘ |
| status | prominent medieval institution ⓘ |
| teachingFocus |
authentication of hadith
ⓘ
collection of hadith ⓘ transmission of hadith chains ⓘ |
| teachingFormat |
public lessons
ⓘ
specialized study circles ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | specialized hadith school ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyya in Damascus